# Senior Flight Test Engineer
**Company:** [Skyways](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skyways)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Skills:** Flight Testing, Uavs, Aircraft Systems, Gnc, Px4, Ardupilot, Faa Certification, Hil, Sil, Systems Engineering
**Posted:** 2025-10-29
> Plans, executes, and analyzes flight tests for aircraft performance, safety, and certification. Collaborates with engineering teams on test strategies, data analysis, and validation using UAV/aircraft experience and systems knowledge.
## Job Description
## What You’ll Do

- Own flight test and validation strategy tied to aircraft certification
- Translate requirements into test plans, procedures, and pass/fail criteria
- Build and maintain traceability from requirements to test results
- Plan and execute flight tests with clear objectives tied to system validation
- Determine what is tested in simulation, ground, and flight to maximize learning and efficiency
- Analyze flight data and drive clear outcomes back to engineering teams
- Partner with GNC, software, hardware, and systems to close issues and re-test
- Generate test reports and artifacts required for certification and external stakeholders
- Lead flight readiness reviews and call out when systems are not ready

## What You’ll Bring

- Experience with flight test on UAVs, aircraft, or similar complex systems
- Direct involvement in qualification, certification, or formal validation efforts
- Strong systems understanding across hardware, software, and controls
- Ability to design test strategies, not just execute predefined plans
- Experience working in field environments and running live test operations
- Comfortable making real-time decisions during test and pushing back when needed

## Bonus Points If You Have

- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
- Experience with PX4, ArduPilot, or custom flight stacks
- Experience with FAA, DoD, or other certification / qualification processes
- Background in GNC, systems engineering, or flight sciences
- Experience with autonomous systems and validation of autonomy behaviors
- Experience building test infrastructure (HIL, SIL, ground test setups)
- Has taken a vehicle or system from prototype through qualification
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